11 November

AT Tours, in France, the birthday of blessed Martin, bishop and confessor, whose life was so renowned for miracles that he received the power to
raise three persons from the dead.—At Cotyaeum, in
Phrygia, during the persecution of Diocletian, the
celebrated martyrdom of St. Mennas, Egyptian soldier, who cast off the military belt and obtained the
grace of serving the King of heaven secretly in the
desert. Afterwards coming out publicly, and freely
declaring himself a Christian, he was first subjected
to dire torments ; and finally kneeling in prayer, and
giving thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ, he was
struck with the sword. After his death, he was renowned for many miracles.—At Ravenna, the holy
martyrs Valentine, Felician and Victorinus, who
were crowned in the persecution of Diocletian.—In
Mesopotamia, St. Athenodorus, martyr, who was subjected to fire and other torments under the same
Diocletian and the governor Eleusius. He was at
length sentenced to capital punishment, but the executioner having fallen down and no other person
daring to strike him with the sword, he passed to
his repose in the Lord whilst praying.—At Lyons,
St. Veranus, bishop, whose life was illustrated by his
faith and other virtues.—In the monastery of
Crypta-Ferrata, near Frascati, the holy abbot,
Bartholomew, companion of blessed Nilus, whose life
he wrote.—In the province of Abruzzo, blessed
Mennas, solitary, whose virtues and miracles are
mentioned by pope St. Gregory.